Sean and Chris stayed in the Langholmens Hotel and Hostel, a converted prison in Stockholm, Sweden.

There were some serious doubts, but Sean and I made it to Stockholm, Sweden just before nine P.M. here, four in the afternoon for you East coasters. The only hostel in which we could find lodging happened to be a converted prison. Worth the additional cost for sure. …That and we had no other choice.

Yesterday back in Copenhagen, Denmark, where we found out - because of the popularity of the trip on weekends - we couldn’t get a train to Stockholm until Tuesday, which would seriously cramp our style.

From there we picked up the five hour train to Stockholm, arriving in the dark, still night of a wintry Stockholm November… without any place to stay.

Couchsurfing failed us. So we wandered a while in freezing weather - my little Seany is such a trooper - before stumbling upon the Lanholmens - a former prison converted to a cheery hostel. Oh, the death and torture is completely covered up in pastels, don’t worry.